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Convergence Quarterly: Q2 ILS activity

27 August 2010

The insurance-linked securities market had an impressive second quarter. It was so good some believe full year cat bond issuance could now beat last year’s total.

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The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is going from strength-to-strength. The second quarter of 2010 was the second most active second quarter on record for catastrophe bond issuance. The trend picked up from a slow first quarter, in which issuance was lower than previous years....


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Poll

Catastrophe bond issuance was $4.3bn in 2011. How much new issuance will there be in 2012?

Less than $3bn
0%
$3bn-$4bn
44%
$4bn-$5bn
22%
$5bn-$6bn
11%
$6bn-$7bn
22%
More than $7bn
0%

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If last year was the year of the cat, then this year could be the year of the debt crisis.

Mike Van Slooten, head of international market analysis at Aon Benfield